Travelog for: Knöpfchen

Hello my mummy,

3 weeks with dingy, dully and rainy weather lay behind us, and the time of depression is over.

Yesterday the sun finally appears and I took the chance for a walk in the Hils http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hils
to supplement my mind.

It was so beautiful in the dence spurce thicket …….





 

and I looked foreward to see the sun again at the end of the  foresttrail.



I climbed a high hunter seat to have a better view …….





Group photo



Ohhh how the sun feels good…..



And what a beautiful ice sheet…..



Its quite funny on the ice.



Ups… I lost my hat…..



back in hostmums home we found a message on the laptop, Mr.Shaun has arrived safely in Australia and has already found a friend (Cyril)...good news 



Love
Knöpfchen 

Hello mummy,

I met an amazing Teddy, his job is to comfort sick children in hospital
good job 



We've talked a bit and he tells me something about his work and he

never wants to do something else, because it's the best job he can

imagine....



Love

Knöpfchen

Hello mummy,

We are away on business in Köln and Bielefeld  to

visit exhibitions for fabrics and furnitures.







First time it was very interesting to see courious fabrics,










but after

the first hour it get boring so I decided to leave this busy stressful

place to made a sight-seeing trip downtown to a bigWorld Heritage Site,



the Kölner Dom.[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral][/url]





Unbelievable what the architects had performed since the 13th

century! What mass of stones, all carried by human hands

whithout  cranes build up to a level of 157m.



The size inside took my breath away, one roon approximately 100m

long, over 40m from the flor up to the ceiling! Incredible. Its to

leisured to talk of all the great things inside, take a look at the pictures.














For the night we stayed in a Hotel with a great view over the city.



Love

Knöpfchen
   

Hello mummy,

Yesterday evening we TV´s went cooking.

After a short discussion the choice felt for Spaghetti with vegatarian

sauce Bolognaise. First Dr. Kröbner brought a pot of water to a stire,



Scruffys  job was to open the Tofupacket.



After this delicate work, I tried to chop the tofu and risted it in a pan.




*coco*  peeled a clove of garlic and cut it into small pieces.








Mr. Lemony had the same Job with an onion.



*coco* and Scruffy where very noisy…. to noisy… with the effect: 

they need lots of tissues.



After the big snivel the tofu meet garlic and onios






Dr. Kröbner and Scruffy tried to carried the pasta out of the cupboard .






The Tofu Bolognaise where refined by tomatos and tomato purée,







while the meal has to cook for a few minutes we TV´s waited impatiently with a big hunger…



ready....



and very yummy 




Love and hugs

Knöpfchen

Hello my mummy,

When I woke up yesterday morning, I saw snow . After

breakfirst I took *coco* and our woollen hats and we went outside

to take a walk in the mountains.

We had a lot of fun in snow and sun… …






first we rolled large snowballs, then we put them above each other,

stones for the eyes, a stick created the nose and ready was the

snowman… STOP.. *cocos cap will fits him wonderfull.







Next we played hide and seek in the snow. First time I had to seek.



*coco* tried to hide into a Treehole. No good place. Found!!.





Next I had to hide….. hmmm… I tried lot of snow…. Brrrrr...




and *coco* found me too. 





And so on… look to our funny hideouts.











Then we walked through the forest for a good lookout to catch a

great view down in the valley.





First we climbed some shrubs….. nice

pictures but no good lookout….








Second attempt: a treestump,  not easy to climb ..but great view… 



by the way mummy, I fulfilled two  Life Missions....

your happy little Knöpfchen

Hello my mummy,

Snow, more snow and much more snow,



At last weekend we made a short trip to the Harz Mountains…

it was so nice wether up there… we took our Gummischnulli as a

substitute for a sleigh….. either the outborad engine nor the paddle

do their work in frozen water… so Scruffy pulled the snow vessel. 





After a while by cruising the snowpath we heard a call near the way.

We stopped and noticed a little green turtle in the snow.





It was a

common forest turtle  ,and she introduced herself as Brundhilde.



We invided her to join our sleigh ride. So she took place and we

continued our winter excursion.



At a smal hill we stoped and Brunhilde convinced us to tried to coast

with the Gummischnulli downhill. First *coco* and Iwhere a

little bit afraid in case of an accident, but Brunhilde dispelled our

fears with the argument: This rubbersleigh has a intigrated airbag!



So we started the adventure, Scruffys job was, to give the inpetus

and    huiiiiiiiii what a fun!!! So we tried second time…..  huiiiiii….

Great….. next time HHUUUIIIII ….a.s.o. …..











Lots of fun and fresh air makes hunger… so we looked out for a picnic

ground… we splayed our picnic plate under a spruce ….hmmmm *coco*

was afraid of falling snowballs





so we leave this place and found a nice spot in the afternoon sun,

took out the chocolate candy  hmmmm jummy…. Brunhilde asked to

accompany us and yes that´s a good idea.







Brunhilde, welcome in our Plüschtierteam…..plushygang

Love you mummy
yours
Knöpfchen

Hello mummy,

I visited Fritzlar, Andreas hometown, here are some facts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzlar

This is the grey Tower





an informationboard



a part of the old city wall



ring ring



another view to the grey tower and city wall



another board



.here you see the biggest halftimbered house in hesse,
"das Hochzeitshaus" the wedding house -





The monk called Winfrid, Boniface



The St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic churches in Hesse.



the city hall



see you in  ... ....

Love

Knöpfchen

Hello mummy,

Boooooring days in Delligsen, I close my eyes and start to dream

Start spreading the news
I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York

These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York

I want to wake up in a city
That doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap

These little town blues
Are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York

If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York

New York, New York

I open my eyes.

and mummy, believe it or not, the dream has come true

I`m in New York



Love

Knöpfchen

Hello mummy,

I`m back in Europe

and made a trip to Alfeld, an old town at the river Leine in south-lower-saxony.




In the city I found an miniatur modell of Alfeld….. very interesting

. 

the church St. Nicolai
with the huge steeple




and the old Latin-school, one of the oldest building in town.




unfortunately the weather started to rain, so we abort the trip and returned back home.

yours

Knöpfchen

Hello mummy,

time to say goodbye, Dr.Kröbner organised a small farewell party..



We talked about my time here in Delligsen and our excursions...

and now, bye,bye my new friends

Günther



*coco*



Mr.Stanley



Bubele



Mr.Lemony



Scruffy



mummy, Andrea promised that spring is coming...so I decided to send my cap to you at home..



bye,bye Dr.Kröbner



I´m ready to go….looking foreward to Great Britain

Love

Knöpfchen

As soon as I arrived, I was taken for a quick trip on the bus to Llanberis for lunch

The lake is very choppy in the wind.

The view towards Snowdon. There is snow at the top of them hills.

Brr...

We've come out for a drive, and there is a geocache near here.

The trees look quite pretty with the snow on the branches.

Brr!

Near the geocache

Some pipes


He's having fun in the snow.


Warmer now inside a cafe looking across the road at a popular sledging field.

Nice cup of tea.

Hits the spot nicely

Resting at Springfield Festival Gardens.

on a nice sunny day

Plenty of walls to rest on...

and admire the shadows...

And bright colours...

Water features...

A fountain...

On the way back to Wales, we stopped to stretch our legs.

Snow still on the ground, brr!

Look at all that snow!

Nice rock formation.

We went Geocaching

There is one near this gate.

My host's son wanted this bulb out of the cache!

This is another cache we found.